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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 17h

Played through Bit.Trip Beat and finally finished it and that game is awesome. Bit.Trip Core on the other hand...

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

That's awesome! I had no idea that book existed but it sounds right up my alley. I'll check it out for sure!

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just finished my 200th entry for @thevideogamelibrary.org. Been going Prima guides recently and it's interesting seeing turnaround by individuals on projects. Greg Off helped get three physical guides out in 18 months, including my 200th entry ICO. www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/ico-pri...

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ICO: PRIMA'S OFFICIAL STRATEGY GUIDE

Want to cheat fate? Complete walkthrough with detailed solutions and strategies for each and every one of the game's mind-bending puzzles.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'm so sorry Max. You deserved better. Can't wait to follow you to whatever you do next if you choose to continue being a public figure.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Brian Altano always seemed like an awesome dude and an untouchable member of IGN. Feeling for him a lot today.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Spongebob Movie Game, Jet Li Rise to Honor, smattering of later Tony Hawk and WWE games, Spiderman 2, Wakeboarding Unleashed, Jak X, Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, Destroy All Humans, 007 games. I dunno, I loved "meh" games back then that were still alright and I could play for cheap.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Wolverine seems like the type of game I'd rent from Blockbuster and be stoked on for like five years until it's cheap enough to buy and then have good memories of it forever turning me into a bigger Playstation fan. Now it'll just be $90 forever, I won't play it, and question why I'd ever buy a PS6

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Anyway, bought some Doseone and Awol One/Nick Andre.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Kind of a Bandcamp shill but it legitimately tilts me when small artists only put music up on streaming. I want to give you money, let me give you money.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Coyote vs ACME was soooo good which makes me hate Warner Bros soooo much.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Demon's Souls 2009 win is one I think about often. Souls games aren't even for me, but you guys were way ahead of the curve for talking about how important that franchise would be.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Incredibly impressive! Your run progress has been awesome to see. Congrats!

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Did the Daily Orbs trivia game and was able to identify more capital cities than Pokemon which killed my inner child.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A Jason Schreier book dedicated just to live service games would go so hard. 2XKO, Concord, Multiversus, some of the battle royales, I assume there's some MMOs that would qualify.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Agent 64 is dope though. Lots of shooting bad guys in that one.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I haven't played a military shooter campaign since Modern Warfare 2 2009 but golly Battlefield 6 is mighty boring eh? *Typed with one hand while watching a cutscene and holding forward with no danger

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Been really looking forward to these, can't wait to give this a listen!

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Palette Swap @paletteswap.site · 01/07/2026

With PlayStation sunsetting all disc production the coming year, Sony clarified it will be substituted with a tried and true physical format. paletteswap.site/dif...

HEADLINE: Sony to Replace Physical PlayStation Discs With Cartridges by 2028.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Amazing last couple of episodes! Greg is always a fantastic guest, could listen to him talk for hours. And this episode reminded me of old Lasertime episodes, it was a lot of fun. Much love! Can't wait for what's next.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Sonicfox is too flippin' good.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Gee willikers that's a lot of covers for one issue.

Picture shows a file directory on a computer with 35 different images in it all representing different covers for the first issue of Sonic The Hedgehog by IDW Publishing.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Hope it speeds up for sure. I was disappointed at the repeal plus hearing new plans might not be explored until 2027. Obviously it takes time to actually build the housing, so would rather policy be made sooner rather than later.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Yo that Digimon/Pokemon one is so sick! Appreciate you tracking down more references for it! I think it's really cool!

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

30 issues remain to be catalogued for the IDW run of Sonic for @thevideogamelibrary.org . Not sure if this is a common gimmick for comics to do covers that line up across different issues, but I thought this was a cool touch. www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/sonic-t...

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Goemon's Great Adventure is an incredible pick.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Celebrating Good Friday by watching "The Passion of Reverend Ruckus".

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Reading this reminds me of how I felt playing Super Mario 3D Land where I wish I was just playing a 2D platformer. Great review! Really sad to hear this might be a skip for me, or at least wait for a deeper discount since I LOVE Super Meat Boy.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Since I posted about IDW's Sonic #75, thought I'd post my favourite covers from #50 as well since I just finished cataloguing it. www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/sonic-t...

Cover of Sonic The Hedgehog #50 (Tyson Hesse variant) is a giant grid of rectangles. Each of them showing Sonic in different poses like they're frames of an animation. It shows him landing from a flip, starting to run before sliding to a halt, then starting up a run again before jumping into a ball and then landing and bouncing again.

Cover of Sonic The Hedgehog #50 (Jonathan Gray variant) shows a border featuring dozens of different Sonic characters. The middle in the background shows what looks to be an old black and white Sonic comic. Also drawn in the middle in the foreground is Sonic and Tails posing. Along the bottom of the border is Dr Eggman and Dr Starline with evil looks looking towards the reader, between them is Surge and Kit with electricity and water around them.

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Lacquerware @lacquerware.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

A lot of ppl who enjoyed our Bulk Slash project missed this one, but it greatly benefitted from all we learned on the former. SASS is, if not the Saturn's *best* 3D game, certainly its *most* 3D game. And @silos.bsky.social 's Mission Stick implementation makes it the best Mission Stick game imo.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Aw thanks man! It was an honour being part of the team in a small way, still think it's the thing I've done that I'm most proud of.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Transparency of information and trying to make it clear how things work so people can make more informed decisions is one of the reasons I voted for you. Thank you!

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

One of the weirdest things about documenting so many Sonic comics is learning about so many different non-game characters that exist. There's like 75 characters on one of the alternate covers for issue 75. www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/sonic-t...

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Trying to make a tool for my city where you can easily sift through voting records, and I'm challenged trying to figure out how to automatically sort out things like "vote to end today's meeting at 4:27pm" with universal approval.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Drivers almost hitting me as I cross the street might actually be a good thing because my heart rate spiking makes it look like I put more effort into my run than I actually did.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Thank you GOAT! You've had a killer year, can't wait to see what's next.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Loved what you said towards the end about the game's message almost acting as a metaphor for what's happening to it, I never thought of it that way. The conversation from randoms online who would follow Valve off a cliff and are crucifying the creators is rough to watch. Excellent piece as always.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Just listened to it now, you killed it on this one! Awesome follow up to "Atomic Girl" which is still in my regular rotation. This one is getting added to the rotation as well for sure.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Same treatment that Vile got. This sucks. But hey, at least "Talented Exorcist Won't Submit to Tentacle Demon" has only family friendly content so Valve allowed that one through.

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Palette Swap @paletteswap.site · 25/11/2025

Backlash surrounding Metroid Prime 4’s chatty supporting cast has inadvertently bled into one gamer’s relationship. paletteswap.site/dif...

A woman listening to her partner complain about Metroid Prime 4's Myles MacKenzie.
HEADLINE: Girlfriend of ‘Metroid’ Purist Unsympathetic to Complaints About Nerd Who Won’t Shut Up.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

As far as I'm concerned if you live here and you feel like you vibe with the people and acceptance of cultures that I think is core to Canadian values, you're Canadian to me. Welcome to the crew.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Sorry to hear, not the first artist I've wanted to see who has to cancel due to border issues. Still determined to catch you guys live one day, much love!

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Obviously no other boomer shooter looks like this, but the game feels pretty unique as well. At least in the demo, rooms are pretty small and cramped, but you're still trying to fly around while visual sensory overload happens around you. It's really fun. I'm glad it's landing so far.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

24 years ago today Eyedea & Abilities released "First Born". If you played Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 you might remember "Big Shots" from this album being on the soundtrack. It's kind of a weird song on an album about philosophy and mental illness, but I love it all the same. youtu.be/JpEdD1-6zOo?...

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Big Shots

YouTube video by Eyedea & Abilities - Topic

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Palette Swap @paletteswap.site · 27/09/2025

making friends over on instagram

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Playing Halo 4 and seeing the Chief/Cortana love story going on is really weird in 2025.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

I hate AI as much as the rest of you, but weirdly it's inspired me to try and make stuff just so my life will never be surrounded by stuff I hate. Don't get me wrong I'm new and bad, so everything I make I ALSO happen to hate, but at least it's by a person.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Sometimes it feels good to see that you've still got it.

Screenshot shows a leaderboard with the username "Silos" at the top spot.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Kevin Vanord (@ fiddlecub here) has been recently trying to switch to Linux and has posted a couple threads. He was using PopOS, and other than installation issues and a few games seeing performance drops, he said it's been pretty good.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

I'm such a sucker for old amusement park stuff. My local one just put out some of their old stuff and while I have no idea why a mammoth would stand on a rotating barrel, I kinda dig it.

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Stephen Strome @silos.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Congrats legend! Incredible run with Digital Trends, your pieces there were my favorite in the industry the last couple years. Wherever you're headed now is incredibly lucky.

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